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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
Montana Supreme Court Blocks Gender Affirming Care Ban On December 11th, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the ban on gender-affirming care for youth (Senate Bill 99).
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Trans Formations Project, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
The Active Club ideology also leans heavily on young male grievances against a world that supposedly singles them out in favor of people of color and LGBTQ+ youth.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
The agency deemed that the benefit to adult smokers looking to quit outweighed the risks to youths.
—David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Jude Law’s Work In ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Fulfills A Boyhood Dream
During a Zoom conversation for his historical drama Firebrand in June, Jude Law couldn’t contain his excitement over his starring role in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew since his love of Star Wars dates back to his youth.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Trans Formations Project, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
The Active Club ideology also leans heavily on young male grievances against a world that supposedly singles them out in favor of people of color and LGBTQ+ youth.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
The agency deemed that the benefit to adult smokers looking to quit outweighed the risks to youths.
—David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Jude Law’s Work In ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Fulfills A Boyhood Dream
During a Zoom conversation for his historical drama Firebrand in June, Jude Law couldn’t contain his excitement over his starring role in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew since his love of Star Wars dates back to his youth.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
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Many days, the kids are hungry, the fridge is empty, and the bank account is low.Katie Shepherd, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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Needless to say, the kids sure had an adventurous Christmas.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy also has falsely claimed that childhood vaccines cause autism, even though the study claiming that link has been retracted and numerous other high-quality studies have found no evidence that vaccines are tied to autism.Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy, who ran for the Democratic nomination then as an independent candidate before dropping out and endorsing Trump, espouses debunked views on public health—including skepticism about the efficacy of childhood vaccines and the Covid-19 vaccine.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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What's New Two teenagers were in Milwaukee on Christmas Day morning, according to local law enforcement in Wisconsin.Theo Burman, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Goldberg, a political force (Courtesy of Jackie Goldberg) Goldberg honed her political skills starting as a teenager, learning from civil rights and women’s rights protest leaders.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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There, in 1995, a 26-year-old Gulf War veteran lighted a fuse inside a rental truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives and killed 168 people, including 19 children in the second-floor day care.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Investment in children’s content remains negligible, at A$58M, down from A$81M the year before but up on the 2019/20 figure of A$51M. Meanwhile the Producer Offset contributed A$245M of investment in all drama, with $75M in financing provided for Australian theatrical features.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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But these same experts already have a few theories about why adolescents continue to avoid substance use in such large numbers.Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
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Thus, any interaction that adolescents have with the health care system, such as emergency room visits, can be an important touchpoint for engaging in these conversations.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The juvenile, whose name was not released, had an initial court appearance on Thursday and is due back for a pretrial conference on Dec. 31.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Another recipient was Michael Conahan, a former Pennsylvania judge who was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison in 2011 for wrongfully imprisoning juveniles in two for-profit detention centers in exchange for financial kickbacks.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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